Gladstone Located 15 km to the north east of the town on the South West Rocks Roads is the tiny settlement of Gladstone which is a largely intact river town with close links to the formative years of the Macleay Valley and the river.
He found the river swampy and inaccessible. Innes, who at the time was the commandant at Port Macquarie. He sent a cedar cutting party to the Macleay River in He subsequently sold it to Enoch Rudder.
Rudder subdivided his land and offered it for sale in November, Print Kempsey, NSW River town halfway between Sydney and the Queensland border Kempsey is a significant rural centre which, being nearly halfway between Sydney and the Queensland border, is a popular stopping point for people making the journey north along the Pacific Highway.
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Hat Head. South West Rocks. Stuarts Point. Port Macquarie. The flood was particularly destructive, having washed a large part of the town centre away when the railway viaduct which was acting as a dam-wall due to a build-up of debris against the railway bridge gave way. The area most affected by this flood is now the site of playing fields.
The shire council has a policy of buying up land in areas designated as flood plains and many houses have been transported to higher ground in recent years. Other major floods occurred in , , , , Despite a period of economic stagnation in past decades compared to nearby coastal centres of growth, Kempsey has a growing local economy based on tourism, farming and service industries.
As a local centre it has many shops and services including three major supermarkets, a department store and fast food chain stores such as Subway. A large industrial estate is located in South Kempsey and is the site of the Akubra hat factory and former King Gee clothing company. It consists of a Coles supermarket, a Target Country , 12 speciality stores, and a large cafe.
This shopping centre opened on December 6, Growing industries include wineries and nut production. Kempsey is a service centre for the nearby coastal resorts of South West Rocks , Arakoon , Hat Head , and Crescent Head , which are popular places for retirement and holiday-makers alike.
Government buildings such as the council chambers, library and several offices - are located west of the North Coast Railway line in West Kempsey. This area is not subject to the flooding that the CBD occasionally sees and is seen as a second business district with a variety of businesses and banking facilities.
Opened in July , the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre , a minimum to medium prison for male and female inmates , is located in Aldavilla , approximately 14 kilometres 8. Kempsey has a variety of schools both large and small, government and independent.
The Macleay Argus is the local newspaper for Kempsey and other nearby towns in the Macleay Valley area. It is published every Tuesday and Friday by Fairfax Media.
And the following high power FM transmitters serve the region more generally but are not located in or near Kempsey:. Depending on location reception of stations from the Manning River transmitter located at Middlebrother Mountain northeast of Taree is also possible.
Famed author Thomas Kenneally spent his childhood in Kempsey and his book A River Town is set there in the early s. The Dunghutti-Ngaku Aboriginal Art Gallery is also inside the centre, and you can admire and purchase works by local indigenous artists.
For some tasty heritage, the Wigay Aboriginal Cultural Park is a large bush tucker garden with hundreds of native plants. Explore on your own or take a tour. About 15min north of Kempsey are the twin towns of Gladstone and Smithtown.
Gladstone is known for its beautifully preserved historic buildings.
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